The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-28
A COLLAPSED ROMANCE
Florence Stones Decisions and that
Came of Them.
From the New York Hgrald.

Hiss FIOiSHC5 olole, UI6 norOlllN Un6
story entitled Death Steps Between is at
the house of one Of her friends in tlneich-
borhood of Madison avenue, IN is city,
stricken with nervous prostratiOn ii in q
critical physical condition. She is ider the
medical care of DIR. Milton JosiaRoberts,
Dr. George f. Shrady and DR.. J.Leonard
Corning, assisted by trained nursawho are
in attendance upon her night anday.
1t was related in the narrative lat Miss
Stone was to be married to Mr.. Crownin-
shield, of England, who was dcribed us
''many times u millionaire" Ii that his
death at sea prevented this happresult
Mr. Crowninshield is an imanary per-
son. and the story of his death atea and all
the elaborate and unique arran.mcnts for
Miss Stones marriage to him 9 the out
come of the lady's disordered rain. The
circumstantial narrative relatg thereto
present phenomena, which, i is believed
by the medical men i'll attendalb, have had
no parallel in the history of disorder of
the senses.
THE STORY OF A PHYsUAN.
DR.. Roberts, in his house on [adison ave-
nue., told substantially to eporter last
night what he knew about ais very re-
markable case He said:
II have known Miss Stoe for many
years; she is young lady ofsreat accom-
plishments, of liberal educatn, III every
way fitted to be the wife of iwealthy man
and to adorn his home Shelas had, how
viewer, fix d halucin stiol for nearly q
year past as we now learn o our dismay,
that has brought this great altering upon
herself, sorrow, anxiety ad in some in
stances vexation among helfriends.
Miss Stone is now abouf6 years of age
CHI oil Oh ont nj 9,
matrimonial engagement chat was broken
off, and | think that GhiS circumstance
probably gave a bias Il her mental condi-
ton that has resulted y the present devel-
opmentS. Whether tat is SO or not, she
devoted her time Largely to literary work
writing many interesting and clever stories,
some of which have been published, and
fragments of novelthat have read show
ing considerable library ability.
"She was the Aughter of a wealthy
father, who met nth business reverscs so
serious in their peuniary extent as to rem
der it necessary tht she should take posi-
ton as gOverness. In that capacity for
several years she his lived in the families of
many distinguished people in various parts
Of the United Safes and Europe. Her
present engagement of that character was
with Mr. and Mrs. Coffin, of Chestnut Hill,
Boston. During Ter engagement with the
Coffin family she Ast fall visited New York
On her return b Boston, she told Mrs
Coffin that she haI met a. gentleman in New
York to whom shi had been some years be-
fore engaged tlat the engagement had
been brOten off; hat he had married, but
that his wife hal died; that he had pro
posed marriage toher, and that she had be-
come again engaged to him, and that they
were shortly to bemarried that his name
,i,,uE, lola hot hn u,
land and that he was very wealthy.
"She described with considerable minute
ness her accidental and literal running
against him on the crowded pavement on
one Of the streets o! New York; that he
raised his hat III very gentlclhanly man
ner to her, as If apologizing fer his appa-
rent rudeness; that in doing % their eyes
met; that he then said: 'PardOnme, think
l have the honor of your acquaintance, and
that each then recognized theOther. He
expressed his regret, she said, that he had
not the pleasure of knowing bywhat name
to address her, he presuming, o! course that
she was married. She told hm that she
had mot married. He then toli her of his
marriage and of his wife's death; that the
ultimate outcome of their talk vas that, on
the strength Of the renewal of heir early
affection, they became again engaged.
Mrs. Coffin expressed her regHt to Miss
Stone that she had not invited 1r. Crown
mshleid to Boston, and that slp and Mr..
Coffin would have had great pleasure in re
celvlng him as a guest She Immediately
replied that she had not had an opportunity
of doing SO, because Mr.. Crowniishield was
on his way to the Northwest t. make in
qulrlos in regard to a large traG Of land he
was interested in, and was anxious to get
back to England as soon as he tould.
THE MANUFACTURED Correspondence.
IN a few days after this conversation
She read to Mrs Coffin what appeared to be
extracts from a letter written by Mr..
Crownlnshield, i'll which the alleged writer
describes the character and value of the
land, saying that it had decreased far be-
yond the writer's expectations in value,
That 1t was then worth from $3.50, 900 to
s5OO,ODO, and that he proposed to give it to
her; that deeds had been prepared in her
welded name, but that these deeds could
not be signed until after they were married.
"A subsequent letter from MIR. CIuwnin-
slleld was apparently received by her, in
which he explained the effectiveness of the
Ute to the land and the imperative neces-
slty OF his going at once to Yokohama, in
Japan, to see the only person il the world
who could give him a clear title. In this
letter he explained the absolute necessity of
MS returning direct to England from Japan,
ana asked her to consent To meet him there
70 be married instead of his returning TO the
United States for that event, as decided
upon when they met
She gave her consent to this arrange
ment by letter, and she produced SUISSE
gnently cableglams protesting to be from
mr; Crowninshield, which she read to Mrs.
CONN, thanking her for agreeing TO their
marriage in England and telling her that
ne would give her the particulars which
ne desired carried out as TO their marriage
by mail
In due course of time letter apparently
came from Mr. Crowninshield in which he
was very elusive in his thanks for her com
phalce with his desire to have the marriage
IN England, and as q reward for this CON
ceSSlon he authorized her to invite all the
relatives and friends she wished 10 he pres
EN- gt at the wedding to accompany her TO
England, and that he would authorize the
payment of all the expenses connected WITH
'Hoir voyage and return to this country
A LITTLE PROFANITY.
As illustrative of the minutcness with
winch this deuSion developed itself in one
81 81 these letters, purporting to he from Mr.
SS,FooWyninshield, which Florence read TO Mrs
Solin, he aludes to Florence saying that
ohe mad been engaged in sweeping out her
room and making it neat in appearance,
anu on that commented in this wise: What
u nonsense this is about your sweeping
your room; are there no servants IN Ameri-
ca: In a later letter, alleged to be from
il4, he expressed his regret at using this
SSIolent language. and Graves Miss Stones
forgiveness Tor using il
,, In her immediate circle of friends in
DpSUOn this alleged engagenlent was talked